Object number
56/61
Description
This is a farrier's fly switch. It was used to keep the flies off horses while they were being shod. It originally came from a blacksmith's shop in Tolleshunt Major, Essex. It was also previously a part of the collection at the City Museum, in Gloucester.
Physical description
1 fly switch
Archival history
MERL ‘Associated information’ form – ‘Name of Object: // Age…: // Name and address of present owner: // Description of use to which it was put…:’From Dickenson, Blacksmith, Tolleshunt Major, Essex. O. H. Wild Collection, Sept. 1936.'
Production date
1936
Object name
Associated subject
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1252.tif - High resolution image